Performance

Venue	Royal Albert Hall
	Also: Elgar Room
Town	Inner London
County	Greater London
From	23rd August 2016
To	23rd August 2016
When	19:30
Royal Albert Hall (V221)
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Date of change: 2 Jun 16 - T561086531

Prom 50 - Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninov and Prokofiev

Work:: Prom 50 (S5981)

Part of the BBC Proms.

Production:: Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninov and Prokofiev (T561086531)

In 1919 Prokofiev started work on his opera The Fiery Angel, a touching love story set against the backdrop of demonic possession. He recast much of the opera's most impactful music into his Third Symphony. Alexander Vedernikov conducts it here after Stephen Hough plays Rachmaninov's devilish and ever-entertaining 'Paganini' Variations, and the final instalment of fellow Russian Tchaikovsky's three Shakepeare overtures.

Performer	Stephen Hough (piano)
Company	BBC Symphony Orchestra
Conductor	Alexander Vedernikov

Listing:: L909810826

Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninov and Prokofiev

In 1919 Prokofiev started work on his opera The Fiery Angel, a touching love story set against the backdrop of demonic possession. He recast much of the opera's most impactful music into his Third Symphony. Alexander Vedernikov conducts it here after Stephen Hough plays Rachmaninov's devilish and ever-entertaining 'Paganini' Variations, and the final instalment of fellow Russian Tchaikovsky's three Shakepeare overtures.

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